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Re: [DCBG] Re: Google Email

Interesting link. I'm still skeptical, especially since the size is so
huge, but it'll be cool if it's real. I guess we'll find out :)

-Sam

On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 22:49, blueswirl_fr wrote:
> this might interest you:
>
http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsArticle.jsp;:406ce067:c42850b19b4ec52f?type=t\
echnologyNews&locale=en_IN&storyID=4729109

>
> --- In DreamcastBrowsers@yahoogroups.com, Sam Steele <chip@c...> wrote:
> > http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html
> >
> > Last year's pigeonrank page is still up, too. I just don't feel it's
> > financially possible for any company to offer a gig of space per user
> > for free. Drives cost a lot! Not to mention backups and mirror
> > drives..
> >
> > I guess we'll find out. *shrug*
> >
> > -Sam
> >
> > On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 22:00, karl wrote:
> > > >I'm pretty sure it's an april fools
> > > joke from google.
> > >
> > > I think it's legit. It's now April 4 and
> > > the offer is still up. From the FAQ
> > >
> > > 10. Why is Google offering email? I
> > > thought you were a search company.
> > >
> > > Google's mission is to organize the
> > > world's information and make it
> > > universally useful and accessible. For
> > > many people, email contains valuable
> > > information that can be difficult to
> > > retrieve. We believe we can help with
> > > that.
> > >
> > > And they specify 1 gig of storage. It
> > > seems messegages never get deleted and
> > > will be searchable, hence the need for a
> > > lot of space.
> > >
> > >
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Mon Apr 5, 2004 2:58 am

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A new free service in beta from Google. Includes one gig of space! http://smallurl.com?i=9724...
karl
vgskarl@...
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Apr 1, 2004
10:47 pm

Hey, why does smallurl.com doesnt work with dc? I clicked on your link but alert window said URL not found....
dcbrowser00
dcbrowser00@...
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Apr 2, 2004
12:14 am

That's odd. I rechecked it and it is fine. I don't see why it won't work on DC unless some sort of strange script is used to redirect to the original url. Well...
karl
vgskarl@...
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Apr 2, 2004
12:13 pm

... joke from google. I think it's legit. It's now April 4 and the offer is still up. From the FAQ 10. Why is Google offering email? I thought you were a...
karl
vgskarl@...
Send Email
Apr 5, 2004
2:02 am

http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html Last year's pigeonrank page is still up, too. I just don't feel it's financially possible for any company to...
Sam Steele
c99koder
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Apr 5, 2004
2:27 am

this might interest you: http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsArticle.jsp;:406ce067:c42850b19b4ec52f?type=technologyNews&locale=en_IN&storyID=4729109...
blueswirl_fr
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Apr 5, 2004
2:49 am

Interesting link. I'm still skeptical, especially since the size is so huge, but it'll be cool if it's real. I guess we'll find out :) -Sam...
Sam Steele
c99koder
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Apr 5, 2004
2:58 am

The whole "no folder management" approach just seems way too good to be true. When I first read about it I admit I was excited but the more I think about it ...
psychy75@...
psychy75
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Apr 7, 2004
12:02 am

I just read that article and I still find it puzzlin g. How could one afford THAT much storage space for such a large amount of potential users? He keeps say ...
psychy75@...
psychy75
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Apr 7, 2004
12:21 am

It <BR> ... Thats totally stupid.. I would use up 1 gig in email s within 10 years... and thats with deleting all the spam i get.. but if emails aren't...
aliensrcooluk@...
aliensrcooluk
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Apr 6, 2004
1:13 am

... I noticed that. But that was quickly evident it was a joke....just seeing pigeons at pc's gave it away immediately. This seems legit to me because of the ...
karl
vgskarl@...
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Apr 5, 2004
3:29 am

... on">http://www.google.com/technology/pigeon</a><BR> ... Personally I like/need folders.... I have 10 in my yahoo account.. 1 for Amiga stuff, 1 for...
aliensrcooluk@...
aliensrcooluk
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Apr 6, 2004
12:24 am
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